Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-30
The Ode.


do not praise the soldiers brave
Who lost themselves their Land to save
They Americans; they did
Alone what Truth and Honor bid:
And you claim
The very same,
Yes ySa S;ya res, Tssslysd; , like M them to give
"Who lost themselves" said. Untruei
Is lost, or can be! Here Toby
With flowers We make their green mounds gay,
But more than flowers.
These live hearts-ours-
Recall them from the battle strife
To reverence, love, eternal life!
Bend Brothers. from your happy skies
Expand our souls, illume eyes.
That as your own our course may be.
That We may tesch.
What Earth ana Time shall understand.
The glory of our Freedom Land
COL HILLS GRAFTON.
Col. X. F. Hill, OF Post 80 department of Michi.
gan, who was the orator OF the day. was then in.
troduced to the audience by Comm ander Howard
The orator Ikened the present occasion To the
beautiful legend OF
"sandalphon, the angel Of glory.
Sandaihon. the angel of prayer"
tial listening breathleSSly TO sounds that ascend
from the earth. 'ThiS day, this hour; aye this
very moment said the speaker, throughout the
length and breadth OF our reunited country the
fragrant harmony of song and prayer aIe waited
as one universal harmony of song and prayer to
Heavens eternal camping ground, typifed by the
He spoke OF the part which is left to be played
by the survivors OF the war, and said: ''In the
language OF our past commanderin-chief, In his
general orders, nineteen years ago, and over
whose new made grave to-day, for the first time,
are Strewn the noral offerings OF memorial day,
in the eloquent words OF Logan, III other eyes
grow dull and other hands slack, and other hearts
cold in the solemn trust ours shall keep it well
80 long as light and warmth OF life remain to us
anHa hiS Wi fSyy VkA.na r.
upon the Grand Army OF the Republic. He said
tnat next TO the Christian church IL Is one or the
grandeSt organizations on the EARTH
After the singing OF the soldiers Farewell"
by the chorus ladies and the benedict1on by the
Rev. Mr.. Wilson the decoration committee pro-
ceeded with their work, and soon the graves were
almost hidden from sight by the multitude OF
flowers thrown upon them.
The chorus of ladies was composed OF Mrs.
Crandall, Misses HalStead and Hagman, first
SOprani; Mrs. Gordon, Misses Shepherd and Craig
second SOpranf; Misses Ober and HanSInan, flrSI
cOntraltOS; Nine. Harriette II. Mills second con-
tralto, director, and the decoration committee OF
Messrs. II. n. Howard, q. L. Dykes +. l. Fuss Jas
A. Boyce, VIM. Ii. Day, j. B. Cross tsuperin.
tendent cemetery Mesdames II. n. Snyder, A. NJ.
Dykes Chris. Storm, w. A. Bartlett, VI. N. Greene,
II. ID. Bodine, and Misses Jessie A. Van Doren, Ida
Lusby, Katie Z. Decker, Lilly Keithly, Ivy Donoho
and Julia A. BOyce.
Other Cemeteries.
Simple ceremonies were held also at other ceme-
teres about the city where soldiers lie buried At
Battle Ground Cemetery the soldiers graves wers
decorated by a committee under the direction OF
Past Post Commander y. b. Prentice, OF Post No
5. HOnOrS or a similar character were paid to the
graves OF soldiers in Oak Hill Cemetery by a com
mittee In charge OF Comrade ID. W. Houghton, OF
Post No. z. Nor were the isolated graves OF sol
dierS here and there in the suburbs neglected Thf
decoration OF these graves We're In charge OF Past
Post Commander John ORiley and Senior Vice
Commander Caleb L. SaerS, or Post No. q.
DECORATION DAY NOTES.
Special memorial services were held at the New
York Avenue PreSby terian church last night, and
G. A. X. Rev. Dr. Bartlett delivered the sermon.
Affairs in West WashfngtOn.
MAY PROCEssION.-AbOut 500 children OF the
Trinity CathOlic) church Sunday school partici
pated in the May procession which took plac,
yesterday afternoon The procession, which tool
the usual route, was formed as follows: Banner
carriers, Miss Mary Mccormick; aids Misses Fanni,
Clark and Mamie Onut; heart-carr1er, Miss hileI
Murray; speaker, Miss Nellie Mckengla; the crown
bearer, Miss Marion Byng; attendants, Misses
Mamie Stanton and Maggie Fitzgerald; angels
Misses Maud Entwisle, Rhoda Piles, Alice Evans
Josie Curtin, Jennie Masterson, Ana Louis
stanton; statue-carriers, Masters Jas Cleary
Dennis Donovan, Frank Mccain and John Collins
The procession was under the direction of Rev
Father ROccOfOrt, and formed by Mrs John Trun
nell.
MISSIONARY woRK.-The annual reports OF tn,
Protestant church were read last night before
| large number OF persons A program CONSISTING
OF Rotations and music was very Interesting tn
realized by collection $50.
RoBBERY.-Thieves broke into the grocery stor,
| Of g. w. Onutt & Bro. No. 32l1 M street, earl.
| Sunday morning, by forcing the back window, an(
rified the money drawer OF about s. A lot o
| cigars was also carried on
| PRRsONAL--Mr. T. ID. Waters. OF Silver City, n
| NJ. is here visiting reiatives-Dr. Frank Gedde,
left this afternoon TO visit relatives In Pennsyl
vania.
CONDITION OF THE WArER-Temperature and
| condition OF water at am. Great Falls temper.
ature, %; condition. g. Receiving reservoir, TEN
| perature, II; condition at north connection, 8
| condition at south connection, Is. Distributing
reservoir, temperature, ~; condition at tnnuen'
gate-houSe, q; condition at eo1uent Gate-ho0Se